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Andrew Lawston
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Things written down. Doctor Who enthusiast.
I may have stirred up a bit of internet nonsense by speculating that they recast Tennant as a Time Lord Austin Powers to try and hide the fact that there's somewhat less clear blue water between 10 and 11 than fans - and this very episode - like to pretend.
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I was in a play with "Asston" a few years ago, REALLY hoping to catch this!
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I suspect Terry Pratchett's line (30+ years old itself!) about playing his records backwards to hear messages like "Do your homework and be nice to your parents" will get a lot of meme-time that day.
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I recently admitted on here, in all sincerity, that I was older than I care to admit before I realised he wasn't actually in the cast of The Young Ones - having been too young to watch the show on first broadcast.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In no particular order, mind:

Blade Runner
Withnail & I
The Princess Bride
Back to the Future
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I've said it before, but at the BFI animated Faceless Ones screening, I was struck by Anneke Wills referencing The Smugglers in almost every Q&A answer. She doesn't seem inherently nostalgic about the show, so maybe they just found a really good pub, but it did sharpen my hope to see it someday.
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bit of a cock-up on the catering front, I imagine.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It's probably not entirely polite to draw attention to the fact, but there's no denying Martin Amis did pretty well.
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
He is a Lovely Boy. We got the hamster out for a quick scurry while the coffee was brewing this morning, but it's not *quite* the same.
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
That remains a damn fine jumper.
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm hoping we get enough to go out and play in it.
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I can't help feeling that Harrison Ford would be less diplomatic if he was forced to listen to Doctor Jones by Aqua.
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We literally just made coffee just to keep ourselves awake during the vital task of watching a shit 1962 film on BBC2
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM